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Date: March 27, 2025 World trade 2023: Germany third largest trading nation

In 2023, Germany ranked third in the world in terms of trade in goods and services. According to UNCTAD estimates, China and the United States were the largest trading nations.

Press release No. N019 of 22 March 2023 5.5 kilograms per capita: 462,500 tonnes of old clothes and second-hand textiles were exported from Germany in 2022

Germany exported approximately 462,500 tonnes of old clothes and second-hand textiles in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a decrease of 10.7% compared with the previous year (518,100 tonnes). In relation to the …

Press release No. N 035 of 7 June 2022 25% less plastic waste exported in 2021 year on year

Germany exports markedly less plastic waste than a few years ago. In 2021, just over 766,200 tonnes of plastic waste was exported from Germany – that is one quarter less (-25.2%) than in 2020. At the time, just over one million tonnes had been …